studio manual of painting and call ##igraphy ' ' = raid on manila ( 1798 ) = the raid on manila of january 1798 was a royal navy false flag military operation during the french revolutionary wars intended to scout the strength of the defences of manila , capital of the spanish philippines , capture a manila gall ##eon and assess the condition of the spanish navy squadron maintained in the port . spain had transformed from an ally of great britain in the war of the first coalition into an enemy in 1796 . thus the presence of a powerful spanish squadron at manila posed a threat to the china fleet , an annual convoy of east india ##man merchant ships from macau in qing dynasty china
studio manual of painting and calligraphy'' = raid on manila ( 1798 ) = the raid on manila of january 1798 was a royal navy false flag military operation during the french revolutionary wars intended to scout the strength of the defences of manila, capital of the spanish philippines, capture a manila galleon and assess the condition of the spanish navy squadron maintained in the port. spain had transformed from an ally of great britain in the war of the first coalition into an enemy in 1796. thus the presence of a powerful spanish squadron at manila posed a threat to the china fleet, an annual convoy of east indiaman merchant ships from macau in qing dynasty china